The first batch of Team India has departed for Australia for the highly anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-2025 on Sunday, November 10.
Team India's first batch jets off to Australia for Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Due to logistical constraints, the team was divided into two batches with the second batch scheduled to leave on Monday. Several Indian players including Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and assistant coach Abhishek Nayar, were spotted at the Mumbai airport on Sunday night as they departed for Australia to participate in all-important five-match Test series.
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The second batch of Indian cricket team players, including head coach Gautam Gambhir, is scheduled to depart for Australia on Monday, November 11th. Before his departure, Gambhir is set to address a press conference at Ballroom 4 of the ITC Maratha in Mumbai at 9:00 AM.
As the Indian cricket team prepares to depart for Australia in two batches, Sports Tak has learnt that captain Rohit Sharma will not be travelling with the team due to personal reasons. While the BCCI has not officially confirmed this news, it will be intriguing to see if Rohit Sharma attends the press conference with head coach Gautam Gambhir to provide an update on his availability for the upcoming tour of Australia.
The opening Test of the five-match series between India and Australia will take place at the Optus Stadium in Perth. India has previously played a Test match at this venue, suffering a 146-run defeat despite a magnificent century from then-captain Virat Kohli. However, India ultimately clinched a historic 2-1 series victory, marking their first-ever Test series win on Australian soil.
India’s squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy:
Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
Reserves: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed
Australia's squad for Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc
